Saturday 26 March 2022
News & features published on 26 March 2022
St Thomas' Hospital puts up tent for patients to queue for A&E
A marquee has been installed outside St Thomas' Hospital so that patients queuing in the open air to get in to the emergency department can keep out of the rain.
Tate Modern chimney: 'remedial works' under way
Tate Modern's chimney is being covered in scaffolding and netting for 'remedial works' that are expected to take 'a number of years' to complete.
Last chance to comment on changes to constituency boundaries
This week is the last chance to comment on plans to redraw the boundaries of parliamentary constituencies with SE1 split between new Bermondsey & Borough and Vauxhall & Camberwell seats.
Blackfriars and Elephant gain new rail link with Maidstone
A new off-peak weekday train service between Blackfriars and Maidstone began last month.
TfL to press ahead with shake-up of bus routes 1, 168 and 188
Transport for London has confirmed it intends to go ahead with plans to merge bus routes 1 and 168 to create a single service linking Hampstead Heath with Canada Water via Waterloo and Elephant & Castle.
Captain Bligh's tomb: Lambeth asks for views on slavery link
The tomb of Captain William Bligh of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' fame is one of the monuments featured in a Lambeth Council consultation on statues, memorials and street names with potential links to the transatlantic slave trade.
Waterloo Victory Arch rededicated a century after Queen Mary visit
A century ago, less than four years after the end of the First World War, Waterloo Station's Victory Arch was opened to pay tribute to the railway staff who fought and died for their country.
Waterloo & South Bank crime returns to pre-pandemic levels
Tourism and hospitality on the South Bank may not have recovered from the COVID crisis, but crime levels around Waterloo have returned to pre-pandemic levels according to new statistics published this month.
Borough High Street's 'Nightingale Court' to stay open till 2023
A temporary crown court opened in a Borough High Street conference centre during the COVID-19 pandemic has been extended for a further year.
Wreath-laying at Soviet War Memorial cancelled over Ukraine war
The annual Victory Day commemoration held each May at the Soviet War Memorial in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park - and usually supported by the Russian Embassy - has been cancelled amid controversy over the invasion of Ukraine.
Tweets on 26 March 2022
3am BST - a talk about the story of the Globe theatre's move from Shoreditch to Bankside in 1598/9 - all in aid of… https://t.co/vyl7Rl2gkt
RT @GreenPartyScott: At ever stage of the @LGBCE consultation, we warned that the population projections in the north of @lambeth_council w…
RT @RedVixen__: Looks like @MerbeckeChoir got a new director this evening @HodgeTheCat https://t.co/GwsixTwiMl
RT @Southwarkcathed: What a lovely day with iconographer Hanna Ward who taught us how to paint Ukranian Pysanky eggs. Everyone created som…
IanStronge Like queuing for security at #BritishMuseum
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Transport for London has confirmed it intends to go ahead with plans to merge bus routes 1 and 168 to create a sing… https://t.co/Ev5nANGfxT
The tomb of Captain William Bligh of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' fame is one of the monuments featured in a Lambeth Coun… https://t.co/z77QP3Al2b
A marquee has been installed outside St Thomas' Hospital so that patients queuing in the open air to get in to the… https://t.co/pKUGqkJNDx
Tourism and hospitality on the South Bank may not have recovered from the COVID crisis, but crime levels around Wat… https://t.co/bFr29HwGSu
RT @TowerBridge: Tonight, Saturday 26 March, we are switching our lights off for an hour at 8:30pm GMT to celebrate #EarthHour. ðŸŒ
Earth H…
Pupils from local school @OasisJohanna took part in a ceremony at @LondonWaterloo this week to mark the centenary o… https://t.co/FvqBlG0tWo
Borough High Street's 'Nightingale Court' to stay open till 2023 london-se1.co.uk/news/view/10634
The annual Victory Day commemoration held each May at the Soviet War Memorial in Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park - a… https://t.co/OkAHNhtJjY
RT @FloEshalomi: Great to host a roundtable with hotel and hospitality businesses from across the South Bank yesterday. Wide ranging discus…
RT @georgethemartyr: Thousands of bikers came past St George's today on the way to a funeral. Quite a sight and sound. Blessings were given…
Blackfriars Road - police appeal for witnesses to traffic incident pic.twitter.com/fgMgesXxCD
RT @TheLondonEye: Tonight we'll be switching our lights off at 8.30PM for one hour in support of the @wwf_uk’s #EarthHourUK! 🌎
we are commi…
Funeral cortège escorted by hundreds of bikers passing through Elephant & Castlepic.twitter.com/qECVSp4U1TT
[Job ad] Building Services Engineer, @UnitedStSaviour https://t.co/yyJ0NTJiKp
[Job ad] Community Investment and Grants Officer, @UnitedStSaviour https://t.co/NY5wPqgMwK
Children's funfair in Bermondsey Spa Gardens this weekend https://t.co/CSrgzrusmp
Tonic@Bankhouse on Albert Embankment. Our previous story about the development: https://t.co/GaVYQ50oMH https://t.co/lzgy9VIIS1
Job vacancies posted on 26 March 2022
- Building Services Engineer at United St Saviour's
- Community Investment and Grants Officer at United St Saviour's
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